Enhancing the corrosion resistance of epoxy coatings

Wednesday, 9 August 2017

The main goal of a research project was to enhance the corrosion inhibiting performance of graphene oxide (GO) nanofillers in epoxy coatings via modifying the surface of the GO sheets with silane coupling-agents.

The scientists have employed 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES) and 3-glysidyloxypropyl trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) as silane agents with amine and epoxy end-groups, respectively, to investigate the effect of silane type on the properties of nanocomposite coatings.

Functionalised GO improves corrosion resistance

The results reveal that silane functionalisation of GO significantly improves the adhesion of coatings on metal substrate and increases the water contact angle on epoxy coatings. Although all prepared nanocomposites show superior barrier properties via tortuousing the diffusion path of corrosive species in epoxy matrix, electrochemical analysis exhibit that incorporation of APTES-GO with amine end-groups more efficiently enhances the corrosion resistance of epoxy coating. The investigation offers new aspects for selecting the kind of silane agent for modifying GO sheets and developing epoxy coatings with high corrosion protection efficiency.

Education tips

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